Quotes by Jonathan Jakubowicz

“In the end of the film there is hope, ... Theres beauty in ugliness. Its really important for us Latinos to acknowledge each other and not deny the reality, because our reality is fascinating.”

“I realized that the elite - and Im from that class - dont have any idea about how most of the people in Venezuela live. This taught me a lot about my own city.”

“Bob Weinstein (formerly of Miramax) saw it during the Los Angeles International Film Festival on a Saturday, and by Monday he had already bought the distribution rights.”

“This movie came as a reaction to reality. I realized that I do not know that 80% of the population that lives poor in my city. I wanted to make a social experiment putting in the same car several people from different social classes, just to see what would happen.”

“Secuestro Express has developed not only as a crime to obtain money but also as a way of social revenge.”

“either we communicate with each other or we destroy each other. If we do not help that 80% of the population in poverty, nobody will live a human life.”

“Secuestro Express has developed not only as a crime to obtain money but also as a way of social revenge.”

“This movie came as a reaction to reality. I realized that I do not know that 80 percent of the population that lives poor in my city. I wanted to make a social experiment putting in the same car several people from different social classes, just to see what would happen.”

“either we communicate with each other or we destroy each other. If we do not help that 80 percent of the population in poverty, nobody will live a human life.”

“It changed my life, ... I was 45 minutes on the edge of dying. You start to value every single moment and see reality as a blessing.”